For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Maryland resident Christian Anthony Ekberg was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for health care fraud by Chief United States District Judge Richard E. Myers II in United States […]
Attorney General Josh Stein February 2021 Valentine’s Day brings romance to the front of all of our minds, but it can also bring heartbreak. Please take a moment to educate yourself about sweetheart scams. People in our lives who are older or lonely – which many of us are in this pandemic – are particularly […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today shared the top 10 consumer complaints that the North Carolina Department of Justice received in 2020 as he released the department’s 2020 annual report. The report discusses NCDOJ’s work to protect the people of North Carolina from scams […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 8, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Citibank will pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged credit card interest for thousands of people. As a result of the settlement, Citi will refund $683,000 to the owners of approximately 4,300 Citi […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 5, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect people’s access to Lifeline, an affordable communications service offered by telecom companies. “The past year has made clear that we cannot unfairly limit people’s access to reliable internet, phone, […]
Thursday, February 4, 2021 As tax season rolls around, our office tends to see an increase in scams that compromise people’s W-2 information. In some of these scams, a person who works in their company’s human resources or payroll department receives a spoofed email from the CEO or a top executive requesting W-2 or other personal employee information. In other scams, you might receive an email or […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 4, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has reached a $573 million multi-state settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company, resolving investigations into the company’s role in advising opioid companies how to promote their drugs and […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita today took action to ensure state attorneys general can continue to fight against robocalls. Attorneys General Stein and Rokita led a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 1, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has appointed Sergeant Billy Gartin of the Raleigh Police Department to serve on the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. The Commission develops training and standards requirements for all police officers […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 29, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today opposed a proposed class action settlement that would allow mortgage servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation to profit from illegal payment processing fees charged to homeowners making normal mortgage payments online or by phone, including 7,641 North Carolina homeowners. […]